Munich Pride: July 6 - 14, 2013

We send a very warm welcome to our
international guests in Munich!

Munich is the city of the Oktoberfest, the home of the soccer club FC Bayern Munich, and of the automobile company BMW as well. But Munich has much more to offer - particularly for gays and lesbians.

The state capital of Bavaria is a liberal metropolis, in which lesbians and gays are a natural part of the society. There are numerous bars, restaurants and shops, but also a wide range of non-commercial groups and associations - there is something for every taste.

In 1997 the international gay and lesbian choir festival was celebrated in Munich, and in 2004 the EuroGames took place here for the first time.

Truly unique is Munich's city government: Since 1996, the Social Democrats, the Green Party and the gay & lesbian party "Rosa Liste" form a coalition together.

The Munich Pride - Christopher Street Day (CSD) München

The very first Munich Pride (CSD) took place at June 28, in 1980 and we are celebrating the CSD this year for the 34th time - in the meantime with over 200,000 people taking part!

Since the year 2000, this huge event is organized by the four major social and political associations Rosa Liste, Sub, LeTra and Münchner Aids-Hilfe.

Besides fun and festivities, the focus is also very much on the political roots of the CSD. Thus the CSD traditionally begins with the demonstration, which is led by the Mayor, Christian Ude, and the Rosa Liste city councillor, Thomas Niederbühl since the year 2000.

Afterwards, the street festival takes place at the Marienplatz, Munich's historic central square. And in the evening, the honorable neo-gothic Munich City Hall opens it's doors and is transformed into an enormous party location for the gay and lesbian community. This is truly unique - worldwide!

Pride Weekend

July 13, 2013
12 am: Start of the Pride Parade; Assembly point Marienplatz (station on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn systems)
12 am - 12 pm: CSD street festival at the Marienplatz and the Rindermarkt, with a stage for the show and cultural program, information stands, catering stands, etc.
10 pm - 05 am: CSD Clubbing in the City Hall, the biggest and most sought after gay party in town. Don't forget to make sure of your tickets in advance!

July 14, 2013
12 am - 10 pm: CSD street festival at the Marienplatz and the Rindermarkt, with a stage for the show and cultural program, information stands, catering stands, etc.

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Useful links

Here is a small selection of interesting links. If you know of a link we have left out, simply send a mail to
info@csd-munich.de, many thanks!

General links

The "official" Munich web-site, very extensive (in English)
www.muenchen.de/home/60093/Homepage.html

Mobile in Munich: Munich's local transportation authority (in English)
http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/homepage/index.html

The German railways, general information and timetables (in English)
http://www.bahn.de/i/view/overseas/en/index.shtml

Munich Airport (in English)
http://www.munich-airport.de/en/consumer/index.jsp

Links for the gay & lesbian community

The gay center "Sub", information, counselling, library, bar, etc. (in English)
https://www.subonline.org/english/Counselling/

The lesbian center "LeTra", information and counselling (in English)
http://www.letra.de/letra/english.html

The gay and lesbian political party, which together with the Green Party and the Social Democrats forms the city government (in German only)
www.rosaliste.de

The first and one of the biggest Aids support organizations in Germany (in German only)
www.muenchner-aidshilfe.de

The "Deutsche Eiche": Hotel, Sauna, Restaurant, one of Munich's oldest gay meeting points (in English)
www.deutsche-eiche.de/EN/s/home_en.html

Questions?

ShouId you have any further questions, we will be happy to answer them. Our mail-address is
info@csd-munich.de, and our fax number +49 89 54333-212.

Visit our web-site again soon! Many thanks and "Auf Wiedersehen"!